Direct Access Switching

Direct Access Switching

Post Phase-In Enrollment Process – June 2016

The first-come, first-served DA enrollment process has been replaced with the Random Number List Switching and Enrollment “Annual Lottery” process as specified in the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Decision (D.) 12-12-026 dated December 20, 2012.

Annual Enrollment requests to transfer to Direct Access must be submitted between 9:00 AM (PDT) on June 13, 2016 and 5:00 PM (PDT) on June 17, 2016 and must follow the process described below. All submissions received outside of these dates/times will be rejected.

Six-Month Advance Notice to Transfer to Direct Access Service (Six-Month Notice) Form and Process

(see Rule 22 for additional detail on this process)

The Six-Month Notice submission period for participation in the Post Phase-In Enrollment begins at 9:00 am (PDT) on Monday, June 13, 2016 and ends at 5:00 pm (PDT) on Friday, June 17, 2016

Six-Month Notice forms received before 9:00 AM (PDT) on June 13, 2016 or after 5:00 pm (PDT) on June 17, 2016 will be rejected

Six-Month Notice forms can only be rescinded or withdrawn within 3 business days of the date received by SCE

Six-Month Notice forms (PDF) and Service Account spreadsheets should be attached to each e-mail

Customers should utilize the pre-formatted Excel template by clicking on the link in the right hand column of this web page: Six-Month Notice to DA — SA List Template (XLS)

Service Accounts should be listed in order of priority on the spreadsheet template in the event the available load under the established Overall Load Cap cannot accommodate the entire list

Service Account spreadsheets should be sent as actual Excel files (.xls) and not as PDF copies of Excel spreadsheets

Additional data rows should be added to accommodate additional Service Accounts as needed

Six-Month Notices must be submitted via e-mail or facsimile only (see Six-Month Advance Notice to Transfer to Direct Access Service Form Submission at the bottom of this page)

Customers should refer to the "Sample Six-Month Advance Notice to Return to DA (DOC)" document by clicking on the link in the right hand column of this page

Service Account number identification

Service Account numbers appear on the customer's SCE bill formatted as "3-010-2010-20"

Service Account numbers always begin with "30" followed by eight digits

Service Account numbers should be submitted to SCE without the separating dashes (-) "3010201020"

Six-Month Notices should be submitted only once

All Six-Month Notices received during the Post Phase-In Enrollment Period will be reviewed and audited for deficiencies within 30 business after the close of the Post Phase-In Enrollment Period

Any duplicate Six-Month Notice covering the same Service Accounts will be discarded

If more than one Six-Month Notice is received for a Service Account, only one will be confirmed

All others will be ineligible

Submitters of ineligible Service Accounts will be notified of ineligibility via e-mail communication

Submitter has 5-business days to dispute the ineligible designation

Six-Month Notice forms may cover multiple Service Accounts but they must all be for the same customer, under that customer’s Federal Taxpayer ID (FTID)

Any Six-Month Notice found to include multiple FTIDs will be considered to have a deficiency

Submitters will have 5-business days to correct the FTID or submit a new Six-Month Notice for the Service Account(s) covered by a different FTID

Six-Month Notice forms found to have a deficiency, such as incorrect Service Account number and missing or illegible information, may be accepted on the condition that the deficiency is corrected within 5 business days after receiving notification of the deficiency

All reported Service Account deficiencies not corrected within 5 business days will be voided

All Six-Month Notice submissions will include the following in the subject line of the e-mail or fax

Customer Name

“Six-Month Notice”

Submitter Name

Total number of Service Accounts included in submission

Example: ABC, Inc. – Six Month Notice - ESP, Inc. – 25

All Six-Month Notice submissions received will be time and date stamped to maintain the original order of submissions received by SCE

An electronic Acknowledgement of Receipt will be returned to the submitter of each Six-Month Notice form received

At the close of the Post Phase-In Enrollment Period, and after all deficiencies have been corrected, SCE will utilize a “Randomizer” tool to assign a random “lottery” number to each eligible Six-Month Notice submission

All Six-Month Notices will be ordered in sequence by their randomly assigned number

Submitters of Six-Month Notices will be notified electronically within 10 business days of the close of the Post Phase-In Enrollment Period, or by August 15, 2016, of their 2017 Wait List randomly assigned number

2016 Wait List notifications will include the randomly assigned number and a description of the process for allocating additional DA Load that becomes available (See also Post Phase-In Enrollment Period - Wait List Process below)

Individual e-mail or facsimile submissions containing more than one Six-Month Notice form will be rejected

If a DASR is not received by the final date specified in the acceptance notification, the associated Service Accounts will be transferred to Transitional Bundled Service (TBS) for 60-days

If a DASR is not received by the end of the 60-day TBS period, the Six-Month Notice will be cancelled

After the six-month advance notice is cancelled, the account will no longer be eligible for DA service

The account will continue to bill on the Transitional Bundled Service (TBS) spot market price for an additional six months

At the end of the six-month TBS period, the account will begin bundled service for an 18-month Bundled Portfolio Service (BPS) commitment term

Exceptions to the Rule 22.1 – Switching Exemption Guidelines are limited to only the following:

Six-Month Notices rescinded during the 3-Day Rescission period are not subject to Switching Exemptions

Wait List customers who decline the DA transfer opportunity are not subject to Switching Exemptions

Schedule DA-CRS – Direct Access Cost Responsibility Surcharge:

Six-Month Notices received during the Post Phase-In Enrollment Period will be assigned the 2015 DA-CRS Vintage upon completion of the approved transfer to DA

Post Phase-In Enrollment Period – Wait List Process

On the last business day of each month, SCE will determine if there is room under the Overall Load Cap and notify the first customer on the Wait List that there is available load

If available load is sufficient to accommodate all of the Six-Month Notice’s list of Service Accounts:

SCE will notify the submitter of the DASR Due Date for each accepted Service Account at least 45 days in advance of the customer’s earliest possible switch date

Six-Month Notice forms found to have a deficiency, such as incorrect Service Account number and missing or illegible information, may be accepted on the condition that the deficiency is corrected within 5 business days after receiving notification of the deficiency

All reported Service Account deficiencies not corrected within 5 business days will be voided

Notified submitters will have 15-business days to accept or decline the DA transfer opportunity

If the notified submitter declines the opportunity, the Six-Month Notice will be removed from the Wait List and the Service Accounts will remain on SCE’s bundled service

SCE will then notify the next submitter on the Wait List

If the available load is not sufficient to accommodate all of the listed Service Accounts:

SCE will notify the submitter at least 45 days in advance of the customer’s earliest possible switch date for each eligible Service Account(s)

SCE will work with the submitter to determine the Service Accounts to be transferred

Remaining Service Accounts on the Six-Month Notice, if any, will remain on the Wait List

Submitters will have 15-business days to accept or decline the DA transfer opportunity, without penalty

If the notified submitter declines the opportunity, the Six-Month Notice will be removed from the Wait List and the Service Accounts will remain on SCE’s bundled service

If a submitter accepts the DA transfer opportunity and does not submit the requisite DASR by the specified DASR Due Date:

Impacted Service Account(s) will be placed on Transitional Bundled Service (TBS)

Impacted Service Account(s) will be subject to the then current Rule 22.1 - Switching Exemption Guidelines

All Six-Month Notices on the Wait List on the last business day of each calendar year will be cancelled and superseded by the following year’s Wait List

Beginning in 2014, the Annual Enrollment period will be the second full week in June of each year for any available DA Load under the established Overall Load Cap that may become available during the 12 months of the following year

Interval Data Recorder (IDR) metering moratorium:

Service accounts with meter demand of 50–199 kW are not required to install an IDR meter in light of the ongoing SCE SmartConnect meter deployment

DASRs submitted with a third-party meter owner, meter installer, or meter reader will be subject to the existing IDR metering requirements as described in Rule 22 — Direct Access (PDF)

Stay informed with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

Bundled Portfolio Service (BPS)

If a DA customer chooses to return to bundled service for a term longer than 60 days, they must provide us with a Six-Month Advance Notice to Return to Bundled Portfolio Service (PDF) prior to becoming eligible for BPS service. They have three business days after we receive their six-month advance notice to rescind the notice and remain on DA service. If they elect BPS service, they must make an 18-month commitment and will not be eligible to return to DA service until their 18-month minimum period has been completed. If they return to BPS service, they continue to be responsible for any Direct Access Cost Responsibility Surcharge (DA CRS) under-collection balance incurred during the period they were taking DA service. At the end of the initial 18-month term, they will have the option to return to DA service or remain on bundled service.Six Month Advance Notice to Return to Bundled Portfolio Service

Direct Access (DA) Service

If a customer has fulfilled their 18-month BPS commitment, they have the option of transferring to DA service. If they elect to transfer to DA service after the end of the 18-month BPS commitment period, they are required to provide us with six months advance notice using the Six-Month Advance Notice to Transfer to Direct Access form (PDF). They have three business days after we receive their six-month advance notice to rescind the notice and remain on bundled service. We will provide them with a written confirmation and necessary switching process information within 10 business days of receiving their notice, including the final deadline for us to receive a Direct Access Service Request (DASR) from their ESP to return to DA service. It is the customer’s responsibility to provide this information to their ESP.Six Month Advance Notice to Transfer to Direct Access Service